I find it weird to be in a place filled with memories of the past. Well, I hope the future will be better than the past, but nothing can take away sweet memories like that. Truly hope things will be according to God's Word.
There's a staff meeting to attend. Timetable will be given and hence starts my busy days... Finally I have to return to reality and start living after a long hibernation of 6 weeks. Time flies... But love shall prevail all things! Yay!
Have fun but be safe this New Year's Eve. God's peace be with all of you. Amen!
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Artificial Intelligence vs. Love
I just watched an old movie from my collection of original VCDs - Artificial Intelligence: AI. What really struck me this time was the great yearning of the robot boy, David, for love of his mother, Monica. He was made to love. Like us, isn't it? We are all created to love...
What I saw in this movie this time is in fact the great yearning of mankind - to love and be loved. Who doesn't want to be loved and to love freely, without calculating the cost and effect of true and deep love? Who wouldn't want to embrace love when it comes knocking at your door? There are people who choose not to love for the fear of abandonment, rejection and a haunting past. What about you?
In the bible, St. Paul wrote about the Gift of Love in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
The first three words of 1 Corinthians 13:8 is LOVE NEVER ENDS.
David (the AI boy) persevered till he finally met the Blue Fairy and made his request after being frozen in the ice for 2000 years. His love for Monica never ends. We may not have 2000 years to live, neither are we able to wait for 2000 years to make the request, but we can choose to live by faith in love with Jesus as our Saviour right now, at this moment. Though it is never easy to live out the love St. Paul wrote about, we can always try. Jesus is our very core example of real love, and out of His love for us, He died on the cross for us. So why can't we, for once, try to love and take the risk of being loved too? Indeed, He has given us a never-ending love, so we must also love unceasingly, even when things becomes harsh and difficult and dark. Remember, love bears, believes, hopes and endures all things.
May the year 2010 be the year of true love revealed in all our lives. God bless!
What I saw in this movie this time is in fact the great yearning of mankind - to love and be loved. Who doesn't want to be loved and to love freely, without calculating the cost and effect of true and deep love? Who wouldn't want to embrace love when it comes knocking at your door? There are people who choose not to love for the fear of abandonment, rejection and a haunting past. What about you?
In the bible, St. Paul wrote about the Gift of Love in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
The first three words of 1 Corinthians 13:8 is LOVE NEVER ENDS.
David (the AI boy) persevered till he finally met the Blue Fairy and made his request after being frozen in the ice for 2000 years. His love for Monica never ends. We may not have 2000 years to live, neither are we able to wait for 2000 years to make the request, but we can choose to live by faith in love with Jesus as our Saviour right now, at this moment. Though it is never easy to live out the love St. Paul wrote about, we can always try. Jesus is our very core example of real love, and out of His love for us, He died on the cross for us. So why can't we, for once, try to love and take the risk of being loved too? Indeed, He has given us a never-ending love, so we must also love unceasingly, even when things becomes harsh and difficult and dark. Remember, love bears, believes, hopes and endures all things.
May the year 2010 be the year of true love revealed in all our lives. God bless!
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Always on My Mind
No man is an island, and nobody is called to live life without people around. Being a non-dating, single young adult working in another city and staying alone in a rented room nearby the workplace, there is often the challenge of "loneliness". I sincerely like the way I am now, being single is the greatest thing that's happening now... As I go through restoration and healing of my life, my faith, my very inner being. If I'm to be presented to my future husband one day, I hope to be the best for him, able to support and encourage him by being who I truly am. Even if singlehood is the call God has for me, I shall accept it willingly, though I'd love to have my own family when the time is right.
As I had dinner in Recipe House just now, I read a chapter from a book I recently purchased in Doulos. It answers exactly to how I was feeling at that moment. This is excerpted from "I'm Not Wonder Woman But God Made Me Wonderful!" by Sheila Walsh:
A Closet Prayer:
Father God,
Thank You that You are always thinking about me. Thank You that Your thoughts toward me are always good and loving and merciful. Help me to line my thoughts up with Your Word.
As I had dinner in Recipe House just now, I read a chapter from a book I recently purchased in Doulos. It answers exactly to how I was feeling at that moment. This is excerpted from "I'm Not Wonder Woman But God Made Me Wonderful!" by Sheila Walsh:
It's quite something when you sit with that truth for a while. The God of the universe, who holds everything together, who is sovereign over every ruler on the earth is thinking about you. Our president has the people of the United States of America on his mind on a daily basis. Occasionally, some are granted the priviledge of a personal meeting and a few exchanged words; then, it is time to move on. It is unlikely that as the president goes to sleep each night he is thinking of everyone he met that day, never mind the millions that he has never met.
But God our Father is thinking about us every day. When God thinks about us, His thoughts are 100 percent accurate. He doesn't think we are smarter than we are or less able than we are. He doesn't think we are as godly as the image we try to present at times when we are feeling spiritual or dismiss us as hopeless wretches when that is how we feel. God knows all that is true and loves us totally. So we don't struggle with what God thinks; we struggle with what we think.
God's Word never changes. He always sees us as beautiful and amazing; it is we who change as the world around us changes. Our challenge is to keep the image of the woman God sees more prominent than the image of the woman we see with our human eyes. The new hat that God offers for our wardrobe represents putting on His truth every time we look in our human mirror.
If Eve had never sinned, do you think that every woman born would have been beautiful by our standards? We can never know that. All I can be sure of it that no matter how we looked on the outside, we would have seen each other with our hearts, and a heart in perfect fellowship with God is beautiful. If we are to live as wonderful woman in this world, our call is to change how we think about our lives.
Perhaps the greatest challenge of all is to guard our hearts, for it is out of the heart that all the issues of life flow. We are most in danger when our hearts are not fully engaged in relationship with God. When we are not passionate in our life with Him, we look for something else to give ourselves to.
A Closet Prayer:
Father God,
Thank You that You are always thinking about me. Thank You that Your thoughts toward me are always good and loving and merciful. Help me to line my thoughts up with Your Word.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
Amen.
Saturday, 26 December 2009
What a Wonderful Christmas!
Photo log is the easiest when it comes to explanation of what happened. I had a great Christmas celebration, though not with 101 friends in a huge Christmas party. But with true friends for sure!
After Christmas mass, taken with Chris and Golo - the Altos.
With Evelina, my student. Her sister, Adelina, is in the choir...
With the brothers, Lionel and Charles. I hope I got his name correct..
My anak Vania... So cute right, she?
Another shot with her. I only get to see her twice a year, during Christmas and Easter, when she comes with her uncle. But I enjoyed every single minute spent with her, though it is short. Hehe! Wish I could spend more time with her, but well... I'm not close to her real family... Wait till she grows up to be a lovely young lady... Oh my... then I will be a real Aunty Cindy eh~ Haha!
Cheryl Chan and Cindy Chan. Hehe.. I think we can pass off as sisters, don't you think so?
Ahah! Kor kor Adrian and me... The bass/baritone in Choir.
Joanna siao mei mei and me! Hehe!
With Mrs. Wong, Ian, and future fadoo Joshua (lama lagi but it is a hope). Hehe!!
Von Teo and me after mass...
Conz and me after mass! Love her yellow dress!
Bishop asked us to reflect on the birth of baby Jesus as the beginning of our salvation. This is the real gift of Christmas. May Christmas begins not only in the crib but deep inside our hearts.
My another anak - Ian Sebastian, and his two front teeth.
While opening present... Ian and mommy - Josephine.
Nice potrait of the year!
With my twin, Irene, in friend's house.
It was a deep reflection time during this Christmas. To have come to where I am now, there were struggles and difficult decisions to be made. I survived, thanks to the Lord who is always there to comfort me. These struggles still exist in my life and there will be more and more difficult decisions to be made as I journey along into year 2010. It will be challenging year ahead, but I know it is also a good year for transformation and changes. And I do hope that showers of blessings will be upon me, if God wills it. Bishop urged us during Christmas eve mass to ask God to cleanse our hearts to be the temple of the Holy Spirit. Then again, on Christmas day, he encouraged us who have received the Light, who is Jesus, to be the light to the world who is dead and in darkness. This is an urgent task, but also a role of all Christians.
I pray that you who are reading here will be the light to the world and radiate the love of God in all that you do. I also pray the person whom I'm waiting to come back is safe and sound while doing whatever the person has to do at the moment.
May God be the centre of your life, now and forever. Amen!
I pray that you who are reading here will be the light to the world and radiate the love of God in all that you do. I also pray the person whom I'm waiting to come back is safe and sound while doing whatever the person has to do at the moment.
May God be the centre of your life, now and forever. Amen!
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Called to Worship by Vernon M. Whaley
Called to Worship: The Biblical Foundations of Our Response to God's Call, written by Dr. Vernon M. Whaley, is a must-read for all those who are new to worship, as well as a refresher for those who have been worshiping God since they come to know Him as their personal Saviour. In this whole book, the author brings us to a tour of how people from Old Testaments all the way down to New Testament worshipped God. The very essence of thus book is probably this: "God yearns to establish relationship with us, His created ones".
I was in a season where worship became difficult and complacent when I finally received this book. Reading this book challenged and transformed my worship and prayer life, encouraging me to seek God deeper than ever.
I really liked how Dr. Whaley explained about the worship styles of different era, individuals and situations, according to the chronological order of the bible. One can follow easily, even if we're unfamiliar with the bible. It also encourages us to read our bible as we read on. Besides that, there is always a summary known as "Principles of Worship from this Chapter" at the end of the chapter which helps us to refresh our memory after reading the chapter.
One important point that he had conveyed was it is okay to be imperfect, and still worshipping the God who is perfect in every way. He pointed out the imperfections of the biblical characters mentioned in the book and how God still longed for their worship and blessed them abundantly when they returned to God. Even in modern days, we can still return to the God who yearns to establish relationship with us ever more by first being obedient to Him and start worshipping Him once again.
This is a book suitable to be used for personal devotion, small group material as well as teaching material for the topics of biblical worship.
I was in a season where worship became difficult and complacent when I finally received this book. Reading this book challenged and transformed my worship and prayer life, encouraging me to seek God deeper than ever.
I really liked how Dr. Whaley explained about the worship styles of different era, individuals and situations, according to the chronological order of the bible. One can follow easily, even if we're unfamiliar with the bible. It also encourages us to read our bible as we read on. Besides that, there is always a summary known as "Principles of Worship from this Chapter" at the end of the chapter which helps us to refresh our memory after reading the chapter.
One important point that he had conveyed was it is okay to be imperfect, and still worshipping the God who is perfect in every way. He pointed out the imperfections of the biblical characters mentioned in the book and how God still longed for their worship and blessed them abundantly when they returned to God. Even in modern days, we can still return to the God who yearns to establish relationship with us ever more by first being obedient to Him and start worshipping Him once again.
This is a book suitable to be used for personal devotion, small group material as well as teaching material for the topics of biblical worship.
What is Your Top Ten List?
Dear Tech Support.
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slowdown in the performance of the flower and jewelry applications that had operated flawlessly under the Boyfriend 5.0 system.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.9, and installed undesirable programs such as NFL 7.4, NBA 3.2 and NHL 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 also no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simple crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate
===================================================================
Dear Desperate,
First, keep in mind that Boyfriend 5.0 was an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try to enter the command C:\ITHOUGHTYOULOVEDME and install Tears 6.2. Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Guilt 3.3 and Flowers 7.5.
But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to such applications as Grumpy Silence 2.5, Reading Newspaper 7.0, or Watching Sitcoms 6.1. Please keep in mind that Watching Sitcoms 6.1 is an annoyingly disruptive program that will create SnoringLoudly.WAV files.
DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. It could also potentially cause Husband 1.0 to default to the program Girlfriend 9.2, which runs in the background and has been known to introduce potentially serious viruses into the operating system.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and can't learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to enhance its system performance. I personally recommend Marriage for a Lifetime Seminar 3.0 and Marital Intensive 4.5 combined with such applications as that old standby... Lingerie 5.9 (which has been credited with improved performance of its hardware).
Good luck.
Tech Support
......................
Hope you enjoy the story and gain wisdom from it. Taken from the book "More than a Match" by Michael and Amy Smalley. Blessed weekend ahead!! ^^
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slowdown in the performance of the flower and jewelry applications that had operated flawlessly under the Boyfriend 5.0 system.
In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.9, and installed undesirable programs such as NFL 7.4, NBA 3.2 and NHL 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 also no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simple crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate
===================================================================
Dear Desperate,
First, keep in mind that Boyfriend 5.0 was an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Try to enter the command C:\ITHOUGHTYOULOVEDME and install Tears 6.2. Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Guilt 3.3 and Flowers 7.5.
But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to such applications as Grumpy Silence 2.5, Reading Newspaper 7.0, or Watching Sitcoms 6.1. Please keep in mind that Watching Sitcoms 6.1 is an annoyingly disruptive program that will create SnoringLoudly.WAV files.
DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. It could also potentially cause Husband 1.0 to default to the program Girlfriend 9.2, which runs in the background and has been known to introduce potentially serious viruses into the operating system.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and can't learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to enhance its system performance. I personally recommend Marriage for a Lifetime Seminar 3.0 and Marital Intensive 4.5 combined with such applications as that old standby... Lingerie 5.9 (which has been credited with improved performance of its hardware).
Good luck.
Tech Support
......................
Hope you enjoy the story and gain wisdom from it. Taken from the book "More than a Match" by Michael and Amy Smalley. Blessed weekend ahead!! ^^
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
A Wedding Montage (Youtube)
My friend who is getting married posted this youtube video on her FB and I took this opportunity to share with you all here... I think it is a beautiful montage, and it is personally touching - I don't know the story behind all the tears the bride shed, but it must have been something beautiful for her. And I hope you guys also can share that trickle of joy too. I love sharing joys...
Life is Beautiful
As I'm reflecting and waiting for the time to drive to church for penitential service and confession, I suddenly remembered what my friend had commented back in August about my view of life after knowing me for four days...
He said that I packaged everything beautifully. Though he meant to say I'm being unrealistic, I saw it and still see it as an affirmation. Life can be both ugly and beautiful. I'm merely trying to be more positive in all the negative things in my life. I have to remember that my temper and emotions are colourful, meaning I have 101 emotions and sometimes I lose the patience of controlling them. When I see things in a more positive angle, though too ideal at times, I'm a happier me. Why not, then?
Life is cruel, but with God, all things become more beautiful. In this season of joyful celebration, we got to realize the cruel-but-filled-with-enormous-love fact that Jesus was born some 2000 years ago to redeem us from sins, and He still does, in year 2009.
Just now as I checked my Facebook, there was a message from a Canadian who has just come to KK as a diving instructor. Being new and looking for friends, somehow I was asked to be a friend - well, it was a "total disaster" for him, I think! He got uncomfortable chatting with me when it comes to God as the center of the topic. In other people's eyes, I'm too "religious" and hard to communicate. In other words, being "stuck up". Perhaps this Canadian guy was looking for a fling with some local girl, that is why it was very uncomfortable to talk about the Creator. It is easy that we profess that we're Christians, but our way of life is no way near to being Christ-like. How many of us here can feel it? I can. I'm no angel, nor am I religious. I'm a sinner, like you guys out there. What made him so uncomfortable with me, then? Because I took the courage to share about God to him. When we're striving to be Christ-like, we're called to be His witnesses. Nope, God never promises us that it will be easy to be Christians, but He promises us that He will be with us as we speak of Him.
I have my fun side, I have my knowledgeable side. It is just a matter of whether one chooses to see me as who they want to see me as. I am blessed to know that many choose to take the path of accepting me for who I am, not who they chose to see me as. And I'm blessed with those who love me for who I am, even I'm imperfect. In God, I become complete. That's what I want to be. That's what I strive to be. I'm still faraway from it, but I know that He will complete me for sure. If you find me somebody hard to speak with, maybe it is because we're of different wavelength. But that doesn't mean I love you less. Or maybe, we choose to see each other in our own eyes, and not with the eyes of God.
I know I'm being transformed daily. About three years ago, my coursemates ever commented that I should "get a life". Well, I did have a life back then, but I was not fulfilled having such peaceful life. Now, I do have a life - no matter how boring it may sound to many of you who are used to something else. Life can be as simple, yet as beautiful as this: To wake up in the morning listening to birds chirpping outside the window, a simple breakfast/brunch of bread with campbell mushroom soup, attending daily mass, shopping for christmas gifts in shopping mall and lastly end the night with fried noodles, mamak style, and a movie at home. Though it sounds like some lonely people, but I know I'm not the only one doing so. Many do that, quietly, and pretending they are alright to others but completely frustrated why they are doing all these all alone, feeling lonely and all. I do what I've just described, and I praise God that I have the opportunity and freedom to do that, and I'm perfectly at ease to know my life is simple, yet wonderful. This is my season of singlehood. Who knows how long this will last before God calls me to another season of my life on earth? So I got to enjoy every minute of my singlehood because He knows what's best for me.
I kinda miss my friend at this moment though... I wonder how is he doing wherever he is?
I hope you who feel as though life has to be more than what you have now to take courage and start living and breathing in the life that you already own. God bless!
He said that I packaged everything beautifully. Though he meant to say I'm being unrealistic, I saw it and still see it as an affirmation. Life can be both ugly and beautiful. I'm merely trying to be more positive in all the negative things in my life. I have to remember that my temper and emotions are colourful, meaning I have 101 emotions and sometimes I lose the patience of controlling them. When I see things in a more positive angle, though too ideal at times, I'm a happier me. Why not, then?
Life is cruel, but with God, all things become more beautiful. In this season of joyful celebration, we got to realize the cruel-but-filled-with-enormous-love fact that Jesus was born some 2000 years ago to redeem us from sins, and He still does, in year 2009.
Just now as I checked my Facebook, there was a message from a Canadian who has just come to KK as a diving instructor. Being new and looking for friends, somehow I was asked to be a friend - well, it was a "total disaster" for him, I think! He got uncomfortable chatting with me when it comes to God as the center of the topic. In other people's eyes, I'm too "religious" and hard to communicate. In other words, being "stuck up". Perhaps this Canadian guy was looking for a fling with some local girl, that is why it was very uncomfortable to talk about the Creator. It is easy that we profess that we're Christians, but our way of life is no way near to being Christ-like. How many of us here can feel it? I can. I'm no angel, nor am I religious. I'm a sinner, like you guys out there. What made him so uncomfortable with me, then? Because I took the courage to share about God to him. When we're striving to be Christ-like, we're called to be His witnesses. Nope, God never promises us that it will be easy to be Christians, but He promises us that He will be with us as we speak of Him.
I have my fun side, I have my knowledgeable side. It is just a matter of whether one chooses to see me as who they want to see me as. I am blessed to know that many choose to take the path of accepting me for who I am, not who they chose to see me as. And I'm blessed with those who love me for who I am, even I'm imperfect. In God, I become complete. That's what I want to be. That's what I strive to be. I'm still faraway from it, but I know that He will complete me for sure. If you find me somebody hard to speak with, maybe it is because we're of different wavelength. But that doesn't mean I love you less. Or maybe, we choose to see each other in our own eyes, and not with the eyes of God.
I know I'm being transformed daily. About three years ago, my coursemates ever commented that I should "get a life". Well, I did have a life back then, but I was not fulfilled having such peaceful life. Now, I do have a life - no matter how boring it may sound to many of you who are used to something else. Life can be as simple, yet as beautiful as this: To wake up in the morning listening to birds chirpping outside the window, a simple breakfast/brunch of bread with campbell mushroom soup, attending daily mass, shopping for christmas gifts in shopping mall and lastly end the night with fried noodles, mamak style, and a movie at home. Though it sounds like some lonely people, but I know I'm not the only one doing so. Many do that, quietly, and pretending they are alright to others but completely frustrated why they are doing all these all alone, feeling lonely and all. I do what I've just described, and I praise God that I have the opportunity and freedom to do that, and I'm perfectly at ease to know my life is simple, yet wonderful. This is my season of singlehood. Who knows how long this will last before God calls me to another season of my life on earth? So I got to enjoy every minute of my singlehood because He knows what's best for me.
I kinda miss my friend at this moment though... I wonder how is he doing wherever he is?
I hope you who feel as though life has to be more than what you have now to take courage and start living and breathing in the life that you already own. God bless!
"Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. GOD, your God, is with you every step you take."
~ Joshua 1:9 MSG ~
~ Joshua 1:9 MSG ~
Monday, 21 December 2009
I'm Flawless, So Are You!
I finally fell asleep this morning at about 7 am after reading today's daily reading... But eventually what really comforted me was this verse:
"You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you."
~ Song of Solomon 3:7 ~
For the past ten days I was struggling in the desert, wandering around hoping to see hope but eventually realised that hope is in my own heart, when I start believing without doubting the God who created me and called me to life. This verse reminds me that He created me beautiful, and He loves me so much that all my imperfections are nothing to Him. He sees no flaws in me. This is our God, Emmanuel.
This love that God showers upon me (us) is affirmed through the verse in today's gospel reading:
This verse encouraged me to continue believing in His promises even when I seem to be walking in darkness at this moment. I shall trust in the Lord who saves me and loves me. May you be encouraged by the verses too!
~ Song of Solomon 3:7 ~
For the past ten days I was struggling in the desert, wandering around hoping to see hope but eventually realised that hope is in my own heart, when I start believing without doubting the God who created me and called me to life. This verse reminds me that He created me beautiful, and He loves me so much that all my imperfections are nothing to Him. He sees no flaws in me. This is our God, Emmanuel.
This love that God showers upon me (us) is affirmed through the verse in today's gospel reading:
"And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
~ Luke 1:45 ~
~ Luke 1:45 ~
This verse encouraged me to continue believing in His promises even when I seem to be walking in darkness at this moment. I shall trust in the Lord who saves me and loves me. May you be encouraged by the verses too!
Ghost Hunt Anime
It is always once or twice a year, since I saved this set of anime in my HDD, that I would watch Ghost Hunt. There's always a sense of freshness of the anime, no matter how many times I watched it before this. My favourite characters are of course Naru-chan and Mai. Kinda cute.
I slowly discover that I enjoy action pack movies and suspence thrillers more often than not. The movie genre that comes second would be romance comedies. I love sci-fi movies too. The recent movie, Avatar, I would give a 5/5 if were to ask for recommendation. It is definitely a must-watch movie of the year 2009.
Alright, time to get ready for mass. Have fun! God bless!
Alright, time to get ready for mass. Have fun! God bless!
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Doraemon and the Time Machine
I'm doing some reading online when I suddenly remember Doraemon and time machine, as in the real Doraemon story. I never really knew the origin of the cartoon which has accompanied me for years during childhood and adolescent years. I guess it's never too late to find out about him...
All the information is courtesy of Wikipedia - Doraemon First Appearance.
-------------
I guess I'd prefer not to mention my friend as Doraemon again after knowing more of the ending of Doraemon. Hahaha! ^_______^
Idiomatic translation to English:
(From right to left)
Nobita: Whoa!
Doraemon: It's me…did I surprise you?
Nobita: Wh…wh…who are you? Where did you come from? Why did you…? H…h…how did you…?
Doraemon: Don't ask so many questions at once! But that's all right. I've come to save you from a horrible fate.
All the information is courtesy of Wikipedia - Doraemon First Appearance.
-------------
I guess I'd prefer not to mention my friend as Doraemon again after knowing more of the ending of Doraemon. Hahaha! ^_______^
Chris Tomlin - Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground)
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my blog readers a Blessed and Wonderful Christmas! May the birth of Jesus be a brand new start of our journey on earth and a renewal of our hearts. Let us get prepared for the coming of our Messiah as we approach Christmas Day. Let us make this decision to invite Jesus into our hearts once again on Christmas. Let it be a time of joyful praises and worship to our God, the Saviour and King of our hearts!
Friday, 18 December 2009
First Sisters CG Gathering
I'm happy to announce that last night was our very first gathering for Sisters CG! Long ago, somewhere in 2007, after lengthy discussion, the brothers decided to embark on a journey with the starting of brothers-only CG and now they are thriving! Also at the same time, the brothers had urged us, the sisters, to form relationship via a CG for sisters only, but it never materialize. After much prayers and promptings, it was finally time for the sisters to follow the example of our brothers who are journeying together in Promise Keepers, the CG for brothers only.
So far we have no name yet for this cell group - maybe in future when the time comes. Now that we had the first meetup, we must continue on with the second and so on. What's more important is to create a place safe to share, mutual support among one another - emotionally, physically and spiritually, and to work towards our goal of being a godly woman.
Last night we had fun making Christmas cards for one another. What I observed was everyone IS special and creative in her own ways. Oh my, you girls should see what's being produced - lovely, absolutely lovely Christmas cards! And I had a lot of fun, knowing that God is anointing us all through this fun ice breaking session. I pray that our post Christmas/New Year gathering will be blessed by the presence of more sisters.
For those who couldn't make it, our reflection for the weeks to come is from: Sirach 26:1-18, Proverbs 31:10-31, Colossians 3. We'll be looking at the characteristics of godly women in the next session.
God bless and Merry Christmas!
P/S: Sorry for the long silence, dear blog readers, I had been away on a vacation while attending wedding of my dear ex-housemates in Sarawak. Just got back a couple of days ago. I shall write more as Christmas draws near.
Pax et bonum...
So far we have no name yet for this cell group - maybe in future when the time comes. Now that we had the first meetup, we must continue on with the second and so on. What's more important is to create a place safe to share, mutual support among one another - emotionally, physically and spiritually, and to work towards our goal of being a godly woman.
Last night we had fun making Christmas cards for one another. What I observed was everyone IS special and creative in her own ways. Oh my, you girls should see what's being produced - lovely, absolutely lovely Christmas cards! And I had a lot of fun, knowing that God is anointing us all through this fun ice breaking session. I pray that our post Christmas/New Year gathering will be blessed by the presence of more sisters.
For those who couldn't make it, our reflection for the weeks to come is from: Sirach 26:1-18, Proverbs 31:10-31, Colossians 3. We'll be looking at the characteristics of godly women in the next session.
God bless and Merry Christmas!
P/S: Sorry for the long silence, dear blog readers, I had been away on a vacation while attending wedding of my dear ex-housemates in Sarawak. Just got back a couple of days ago. I shall write more as Christmas draws near.
Pax et bonum...
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Endangered Species in Sabah
I was doing some online reading that I found out that these are the endangered wildlife species in Sabah:
We need to play a role in conserving these for our future generation! If not they wouldn't know how these species look like. Maybe they will be categorized in the same group as the dinosaurs... Sad!! Do check out the sites for further info!
We need to play a role in conserving these for our future generation! If not they wouldn't know how these species look like. Maybe they will be categorized in the same group as the dinosaurs... Sad!! Do check out the sites for further info!
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Will You Marry Me?
Haha! I wanted to post a blog entry on Proposals (and my dream proposal) but eventually Joanne talked me out of it as the outcome of our conversation pointed out that the man would have to figure out on the proposal part. Hehe!
Recently I have a couple of friends who had just gone to Bandung for a vacation. The outcome of the vacation: They are getting engaged!!!! Yes, the man knelt down and popped THE question of "Will you marry me?" and the lady beamed and answered "YES!" Hence the "craze" of proposals popped into my pea-sized brain. *chucklez*
Well, I was googling proposal stories, but I have to admit the uniqueness of the stories may not be exactly my cup of tea. But this story which I copied from About.com: Weddings is kinda sweet surprise sort of story. I believe the man in the story really has a creative brain, or should I say, used the creative side of his brain to think for the whole proposal event. Here's the story!
Recently I have a couple of friends who had just gone to Bandung for a vacation. The outcome of the vacation: They are getting engaged!!!! Yes, the man knelt down and popped THE question of "Will you marry me?" and the lady beamed and answered "YES!" Hence the "craze" of proposals popped into my pea-sized brain. *chucklez*
Well, I was googling proposal stories, but I have to admit the uniqueness of the stories may not be exactly my cup of tea. But this story which I copied from About.com: Weddings is kinda sweet surprise sort of story. I believe the man in the story really has a creative brain, or should I say, used the creative side of his brain to think for the whole proposal event. Here's the story!
Hope you guys enjoyed the story! God bless and have a nice day!
Dan and I had met several times before. We always had interesting, in-depth conversations about our favorite football teams (Packers for me, Bears for him), growing up in our respective cities and whatever else was on our mind. Dan was like that with everyone. However, on New Year’s I noticed something different in Dan. Maybe it was because we ran into each other more this night than any other, or because he spent more time talking to me than his friends. Whatever the reason, I’m thankful for it.
For the next three months Dan chased me. He called, emailed and asked my girlfriends about me. Because I lived in Milwaukee and he lived in Chicago we had to take baby steps. Our distance forced us to establish a strong friendship first- another blessing in disguise. For three and a half years we drove back and forth between Chicago and Milwaukee every other weekend. Neither of us took life too seriously then. We were both young and eager to experience as much as possible in life. After a while, the traveling and the scene we were in grew tiresome. We desperately needed a change, not necessarily in our relationship but in our lives. We wanted to get out of the Midwest and start over on a bigger experience.
He was given a coaching opportunity in Arizona and decided he was going with or without me. About a month later I still hadn’t given up on moving out of Milwaukee, or on my relationship. Dan hadn’t given up on us either, so I moved to Arizona. For the first time, we lived in the same state. Going from a long distance relationship to a day-to-day one was an adjustment. We had to start over and discover one another’s daily habits, routines, and quirks.
A year later we took two more leaps of faith and bought a house, and then a puppy. Everything was heading in the right direction, however, I handled our financing so I knew a ring and wedding was going to stay on my wishlist for a while.
A few weeks ago, a girlfriend insisted that I take Friday off to go out on the lake with her. Her company was shooting a commercial and needed extra people. I asked Dan to come, but he had made plans to go on a bike ride with friends.
Friday comes, and Dan leaves early in the morning. I take my suit and towel to work and a few hours later get paged to the front office. I was shocked to see my girlfriend with a HUGE smile on her face, telling me there had been a change in plans. I needed to go home, pack a bag and get to the airport.
Everything was happening so fast and to make things more confusing my friend had been instructed by Dan not to answer any questions. Once at home I find a note and a ticket in my suitcase. The ticket is to Chicago and the note has suggestions of what type of clothing to bring for our weekend and a phone number to call once I get to Chicago. He signed it, ‘see you later, love me.’
My stomach starting flipping and tears pooled in my eyes. How he had pulled something like this off – whatever this was – left me flabbergasted. To make matters more gut wrenching, I arrive at the airport to see my flight has been delayed an hour!
When I finally arrive in Chicago I call the number as instructed and minutes later am picked up by a limo. The driver was just as helpful as my girlfriend. He too had been instructed not to answer any questions. Without any guidance to this wild goose chase, I imagined a number of scenarios, none of which could have topped what was about to happen next.
The limo stops downtown Chicago. The driver pulls out my bags and points me to Buckingham Fountain. He tells me, ‘you’ll know what to do next.’ I haul my luggage around the famous Chicago landmark to find Dan looking extremely sexy. He kisses me and tells me that he couldn’t do this anywhere else but in the city we met.
He drops to one knee and asks me to marry him. After all our years together and the number of ways I imagined him proposing to me I was so nervous I could barely get out ‘of course I’ll marry you.’
He says we have to hurry because we’re already late for our dinner reservation. We rush to a hotel, change as fast as we can and walk in to find my entire family and closest friends waiting to congratulate us. I completely fell apart and couldn’t have been happier. Dan pulled off the biggest surprise of my life and I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
School Holidays
What exactly is "school holidays"? I've been coming back to my work place - a school - for the past two weeks, minus the two days I was down with cold. So after googling "holidays define" I found this really nice definition from Answers.com
n.
Back to my topic of the day - School Holidays. I shall take a vacation to Sarawak in the middle of December while attending a wedding in Sibu, but what excites me most is my friend, Vicky, is visiting me in KK prior to my trip to Kuching! I am really really excited about it. Doraemon suggested to bring her to Kundasang/Ranau (National Park and Poring) on Day 01, white water rafting on Day 02 and River Cruise or Island trip on Day 03... I wonder if Vicky would want such adventurous time?
Yay! My lunch companion is ready! Food time!
n.
- A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
- A religious feast day; a holy day.
- Chiefly British. A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.
Back to my topic of the day - School Holidays. I shall take a vacation to Sarawak in the middle of December while attending a wedding in Sibu, but what excites me most is my friend, Vicky, is visiting me in KK prior to my trip to Kuching! I am really really excited about it. Doraemon suggested to bring her to Kundasang/Ranau (National Park and Poring) on Day 01, white water rafting on Day 02 and River Cruise or Island trip on Day 03... I wonder if Vicky would want such adventurous time?
Yay! My lunch companion is ready! Food time!
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Thank God for the creation of umbrellas! These days are rainy days for sure... I had raindrops above my head the moment we arrived Lok Kawi Wildlife Park on 12th November 2009. Of course, I also have to thank God for a smart Doraemon, who had probably scanned through the weather forecast on the papers before waiting for me to pick him up from home. He brought along two big, sturdy umbrellas. The sky was blue and the clouds were puffy white ones on my way from Kingfisher, but somehow it started drizzling when my car was on the way at around Lintas. I was rather disappointed because I loved being outdoors when it's clear blue sky though it could be crazily scorching. I was veered back to reality of why I initiated this outing in the first place - 12th November is my late father's birthday, and I didn't want to be alone on the day. So I complained not of the weather for once. And I thanked God for Doraemon's companionship, silent yet comfortable.
So by the time we finished lunch nearby the entrance of the wildlife park, you could see from the first picture that the ground was drenched. Thanks to the umbrellas, we weren't. As it was raining, we took the tram... It was exciting for me - my first time on the tram. (Okay, now I sounded like sakai, but I don't care!). Prior to that, we took a stroll to see the birds and civets and clouded leopard. I find it adorable when Doraemon exclaimed, "Oh! It looks like a cat!" when he saw the Malayan Civet. And personally I think he likes cats when he spent quite a while staring at the majestic clouded leopard which looks like a kitty cat. And the cautions he gave regarding flashes from my digicam which might startle the leopard... Umm... Actually I read the notice on the cages too.
By far, my fav is the friendly elephants there... Despite the rain, I saw baby elephant suckling the mommy, and there was this elephant which made a weird, dizzy-head dance in front of me. It was funny and I was simply having fun with all the elephants' stunts. Took many photos but it's pretty late now and if you're interested to see more, let me know. Then I'll upload more.
Another highlight would be the close encounter with Mogli, the orang utan in the park. He's 6 years old, according to the park ranger. Though I was at really close range with Mogli, I was not allowed to touch him, unless he was the one who touches me first. Weird, but true. Umm... He was eating sunflower seeds... There were many people around us who took photos with him. Yeah... except Doraemon. He declined when I offered to take for him. He's just not exactly a photo-person.
I loved the otters and monkeys too, but the photos didn't turn out good, so I've decided against putting them here. Otters love rain I guess, because they were screetching at high-pitch tones the whole time we were there.
Doraemon was really nice to walk with me to see the one and only Sumatran rhino even it was raining rather heavily and he did mention he didn't want to get wet. I was touched by his kind gesture. We had ice-cream despite the rain and cool wind, then headed back because I had to get ready for Eagan's birthday surprise at night, and yeah, I think he had an appointment too with whoever it may be. I really was and am grateful for the companionship Doraemon provided for the day. He's definitely a loving and thoughtful brother in Christ for sure.
The walk reminded me so much of the love of nature that my dad had planted in my heart since young. My dad left his footprints in my heart and my life, basically nothing could erase his trace in my 27 years of life. Daddy I miss you a lot but I know you're exactly where you are, in the embrace of our Lord Jesus.
So by the time we finished lunch nearby the entrance of the wildlife park, you could see from the first picture that the ground was drenched. Thanks to the umbrellas, we weren't. As it was raining, we took the tram... It was exciting for me - my first time on the tram. (Okay, now I sounded like sakai, but I don't care!). Prior to that, we took a stroll to see the birds and civets and clouded leopard. I find it adorable when Doraemon exclaimed, "Oh! It looks like a cat!" when he saw the Malayan Civet. And personally I think he likes cats when he spent quite a while staring at the majestic clouded leopard which looks like a kitty cat. And the cautions he gave regarding flashes from my digicam which might startle the leopard... Umm... Actually I read the notice on the cages too.
By far, my fav is the friendly elephants there... Despite the rain, I saw baby elephant suckling the mommy, and there was this elephant which made a weird, dizzy-head dance in front of me. It was funny and I was simply having fun with all the elephants' stunts. Took many photos but it's pretty late now and if you're interested to see more, let me know. Then I'll upload more.
Another highlight would be the close encounter with Mogli, the orang utan in the park. He's 6 years old, according to the park ranger. Though I was at really close range with Mogli, I was not allowed to touch him, unless he was the one who touches me first. Weird, but true. Umm... He was eating sunflower seeds... There were many people around us who took photos with him. Yeah... except Doraemon. He declined when I offered to take for him. He's just not exactly a photo-person.
I loved the otters and monkeys too, but the photos didn't turn out good, so I've decided against putting them here. Otters love rain I guess, because they were screetching at high-pitch tones the whole time we were there.
Doraemon was really nice to walk with me to see the one and only Sumatran rhino even it was raining rather heavily and he did mention he didn't want to get wet. I was touched by his kind gesture. We had ice-cream despite the rain and cool wind, then headed back because I had to get ready for Eagan's birthday surprise at night, and yeah, I think he had an appointment too with whoever it may be. I really was and am grateful for the companionship Doraemon provided for the day. He's definitely a loving and thoughtful brother in Christ for sure.
The walk reminded me so much of the love of nature that my dad had planted in my heart since young. My dad left his footprints in my heart and my life, basically nothing could erase his trace in my 27 years of life. Daddy I miss you a lot but I know you're exactly where you are, in the embrace of our Lord Jesus.
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Things DO Change
I notice that changes are taking place whether I like it or not. Few things that certainly have changed since I started this year-long journey since September 2008 would be the people I hang out with, the simple enjoyment of being single (no strings attache) and the joy of having time off from everything just to be alone with a book (somehow I have a pile of new, unread books waiting for me to explore) or just to blog about things in life. Not forgetting the not-so-comfy topics of my dad's passing and the distance I feel with a certain group of people (which I termed as "it's complicated" when Doraemon asked me if I would be hanging out with them on the day before my birthday). I know that things changed, perhaps, I changed. These changes are unavoidable, and I know I'm growing up fast, like it or not. Whether or not this certain group of people realize my change or not, it matters not to me anymore. I truly had enough of gossip mongers and cliques.
I have a strange dislike on the formation of cliques, be it in school, work place or ministry. Somehow, I find that cliques repel people, new people especially, to stay on in the place. It makes people uncomfortable, and most probably don't feel belonged to the group. Yes, I am anti-cliques, and I don't bother to hide it. I know that cliques don't build up a generation, instead, it brings downfall to one. And everyone always has a choice, whether you want to be in a clique (where you probably feel good, comfy and protected), or you choose to befriend everybody (where it can bring you difficulties, and people may not treat you so protectively). You always have a choice!
So, things DO change. I used to be a "Pharisee", now, I choose not to, though it is always a constant challenge to remind myself not to be self-righteous nor be justifying towards situations.
Baby Micah's Full Moon Party
I'm honoured to be one of the invited guests to attend Baby Micah's full moon party... Who is Baby Micah?
I had a great time tagging behind Amy and Sunshine, trying to take a few more snaps, but nothing much turned out nice, so here are the best of the best. Hehe! Not forgetting a good chat with Fabian Faurillo and his new wife, Alvira Veronie. I'm so happy that I can barely sleep now. Well, time to say good-bye for now, because I have to attend mass tomorrow...
Good night, Jesus. Good night, readers. Good night, all. God bless!
He looks like this:
And his mom looks like this:
Yups! It's Amy and Sunshine! Hehehe... Finally Amy "exploded" and here comes Sunshine, named after one of the prophets of old - Micah.
And when Amy+Micah met Melinda+Aidan, this is how they looked like:
And when Amy+Micah met Melinda+Aidan, this is how they looked like:
I had a great time tagging behind Amy and Sunshine, trying to take a few more snaps, but nothing much turned out nice, so here are the best of the best. Hehe! Not forgetting a good chat with Fabian Faurillo and his new wife, Alvira Veronie. I'm so happy that I can barely sleep now. Well, time to say good-bye for now, because I have to attend mass tomorrow...
Good night, Jesus. Good night, readers. Good night, all. God bless!
His Love Endures Forever
Psalm 136: 1-10, 23-26
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever...
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Indeed God is good and He is the Creator of all and only his love endures forever. God bless!
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who by understanding made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who spread out the earth on the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever...
It is he who remembered us in our low estate,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
and rescued us from our foes,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
O give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Indeed God is good and He is the Creator of all and only his love endures forever. God bless!
A Walk to Remember
I had a lot on my mind this morning and I needed to work out all of those mind-bogging stuffs. The concentration was high by the time I was done with lunch. I needed a dosage of salty wind and skin-burning sunlight to make right with myself... So, instead of going home for my regular walk on Fit n Fold Strider I wanted to drive all the way down to Karambunai. Looking into my mobile for time, I realized I only had about an hour to spare before getting ready for Novena in SHC...
By default, my factory system enabled my mind to work subconsciously that there is a nice, serene beach that I can go, only about 5-7 minutes drive from where I stay. I remember visiting the beach in 2007 before I decided to discontinue my MSc. attempt and start working. It was a place where I could think...
I parked my car at the jetty area and walked about 500 m to the beach. As I walked on the gravel road down the beach, I saw the blue sky and the bluer sea... I was so amazed with God of the universe, my Father God. How wonderful it is to be a part of His creations, and how great He is, to paint this world with so many colours... Different shades of blue in the sky and on the sea; different shades of green on the leaves; different colours of the seashells... I was awestruck, and amazed at God's creation. It is indeed a walk to remember...
A walk where I had time to sort out my mind with God, a walk where I spent time with God. What amazed me was, I didn't have the time to think about those mind-bogging stuffs. Instead, I recognised the tiny me as a speck of sand in the vast ocean. And yet, God still recognises my everything!
When I checked out the seashells and started collecting them, all I knew was His greatness can overpower and has overcome all mind-bogging stuffs! He's just so wonderful! And how blessed I am to know this God who loves me to the very end!
By default, my factory system enabled my mind to work subconsciously that there is a nice, serene beach that I can go, only about 5-7 minutes drive from where I stay. I remember visiting the beach in 2007 before I decided to discontinue my MSc. attempt and start working. It was a place where I could think...
I parked my car at the jetty area and walked about 500 m to the beach. As I walked on the gravel road down the beach, I saw the blue sky and the bluer sea... I was so amazed with God of the universe, my Father God. How wonderful it is to be a part of His creations, and how great He is, to paint this world with so many colours... Different shades of blue in the sky and on the sea; different shades of green on the leaves; different colours of the seashells... I was awestruck, and amazed at God's creation. It is indeed a walk to remember...
A walk where I had time to sort out my mind with God, a walk where I spent time with God. What amazed me was, I didn't have the time to think about those mind-bogging stuffs. Instead, I recognised the tiny me as a speck of sand in the vast ocean. And yet, God still recognises my everything!
When I checked out the seashells and started collecting them, all I knew was His greatness can overpower and has overcome all mind-bogging stuffs! He's just so wonderful! And how blessed I am to know this God who loves me to the very end!
Monday, 2 November 2009
It's School Holidays Time!!!
My ex-housemates will be getting married this December and I'm honoured to be invited to their wedding reception in Sibu, Sarawak... Somehow or rather, I was thrilled about the idea of traveling down to Sibu, first for the wedding reception, second to visit another ex-housemate of ours who is from Sibu. I haven't seen her for years!!~
I'm so so so excited about it now... Besides flying down to Sibu, I'll travel to Kuching too! I think this time I better do some online research on "tourist spots" in Kuching and Sibu so that I can maximise my hols. Just can't wait...
And yeah... I'm traveling by MAS Airlines this time. Oh my! It was AGES since my last trip on a MH plane. I missed the times when I was a student and my luxury of taking MH planes... LOL!
I'm so so so excited about it now... Besides flying down to Sibu, I'll travel to Kuching too! I think this time I better do some online research on "tourist spots" in Kuching and Sibu so that I can maximise my hols. Just can't wait...
And yeah... I'm traveling by MAS Airlines this time. Oh my! It was AGES since my last trip on a MH plane. I missed the times when I was a student and my luxury of taking MH planes... LOL!
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Birthday Post
Yay! I'm finally 27!!! LoL! Many people would be lamenting for being 27 and wish that they could be 2 years younger or even maybe 5 years younger? My students probably will be having a wide-eyed expression and a thought of "wow, I can't imagine I'm 27 now eh~" when it comes to imagining they are 27 years old. Neither could I, when I was 17, frankly speaking.
I was deliriously happy throughout 30th and 31st October (my birthday) and I'm still experiencing the post-birthday joy at this moment... While trying to get my photos uploaded on Facebook, I'm also composing mentally what I should write here...
Let's see... Firstly, I have to thank the people who spent time (some even to the extent of blocking the date in advanced) with me despite their busy schedules on my birthday... Those people include a Doraemon (sorry I have to keep this person unknown because of individual's preference to remain anonymous), Yvonne Teo & Felix Wong, Lidz, Josephine Hiu, Dot Leong, Aunty Cecilia and Aunty Marie...
My chain of birthday celebrations started with a late night movie with Doraemon in 1Borneo. We watched "Time Traveler's Wife", a love drama movie... It's nice of Doraemon to pay for the movie... Hehe... So my pressie from Doraemon is a "time traveling machine". LOL! Unfortunately, I'm not Nobita~ LOL! I got home at about 140 am, happy and touched. I really praise God for sending Doraemon to friend me for movies, though I found out that it wasn't Doraemon's genre of movie for sure and poor Doraemon was fidgeting all night because of boredom (maybe!) and definitely of cold. Really thank God for such patience and loving Doraemon, who assured me (author's presumption) that we watched the movie was I really wanted to watch it so Doraemon also checked out that movie.
The next morning I had quiet breakfast of my favourite breakfast at my favourite breakfast shop in Kingfisher, reading the book "Called to Worship" about my favourite biblical character, David, and his worship... Next was my running errand time (drove to Likas to take money, then to UOB and Maybank in KK, then to Tupperware in Alamesra). After that was lunch with Von Teo. Then Lidz called and chatted with me for almost an hour after I sent Von Teo back home. Geez... I really appreciate her effort of calling me on my birthday~
Attended Novena and All Saints' Day mass in SHC prior to dinner. It's lovely to be able to attend mass especially on my birthday where the Church celebrates All Saints' Day.
Birthday celebration ended with a glass of fresh shandy at The Funks and a chat with Aunty Cecilia. I really had fun, and lots of joy and love for sure! Thank God for all His amazing love through these people who spent time with me, either face to face, or through phone calls, or even spending that one short minute typing a birthday sms to me, which cost RM0.15... I see so much love everywhere and I feel so loved by these people!
And now... It's PHOTOS TIME!!!
My "big bouquet of roses". Hehe! Remember my dream birthday? It didn't materialize. Nevertheless, I still get my roses! Eatable too!
It's a time to give and share the blessing and gift I received! I was so ecstatic by then! Aunty Cecilia kept saying, "she's so obviously happy." I was!!!
My accomplices for Ladies' Nite Out - missing Mel Nic and Mel Aud lahh... I hope LT Life Nite went on great... Oh well, we can have another celebration (joint belated birthday celebration), isn't that right, Mels? Hehehehe!
Second part of celebration involved bringing back the cake and got Laetitia, Maryanne and Rachel for cake-munching!!
Opening pressies time! So before I ruined anything, a shot first!
I got blue colour angel from Aunty Marie~~~
F.O.S. Butterfly Bag from Dot Leong...
Another rainbow bag from Dot Leong...
Books from Jo Hiu...
Candid shot taken when I was flipping through the book ^^
The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Laetitia
The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Maryanne
The three girls who sat patiently as I unraveled my pressies - Rachel
I had so much of fun that I almost couldn't sleep though I was tired... My being was filled with so much of love from God through these people who spent time with me. I noted down on my prayer journal this: My love tank is so full now, my heart is light and I desire You more than ever! My Lord, my God! I really thank You and praise You for a day so filled with love and joy. And deep inside me, I couldn't and can't stop praising You every moment! Dear Lord, who am I to deserve so much of blessings from You? And I have heard You telling me... "You are my child, the beloved."
Indeed, I feel so blissful. Thank YOU for making my day so joyful, so loving~ Even God was loving me so much that He gave me exactly the right weather at the right time of the day...
I was deliriously happy throughout 30th and 31st October (my birthday) and I'm still experiencing the post-birthday joy at this moment... While trying to get my photos uploaded on Facebook, I'm also composing mentally what I should write here...
Let's see... Firstly, I have to thank the people who spent time (some even to the extent of blocking the date in advanced) with me despite their busy schedules on my birthday... Those people include a Doraemon (sorry I have to keep this person unknown because of individual's preference to remain anonymous), Yvonne Teo & Felix Wong, Lidz, Josephine Hiu, Dot Leong, Aunty Cecilia and Aunty Marie...
My chain of birthday celebrations started with a late night movie with Doraemon in 1Borneo. We watched "Time Traveler's Wife", a love drama movie... It's nice of Doraemon to pay for the movie... Hehe... So my pressie from Doraemon is a "time traveling machine". LOL! Unfortunately, I'm not Nobita~ LOL! I got home at about 140 am, happy and touched. I really praise God for sending Doraemon to friend me for movies, though I found out that it wasn't Doraemon's genre of movie for sure and poor Doraemon was fidgeting all night because of boredom (maybe!) and definitely of cold. Really thank God for such patience and loving Doraemon, who assured me (author's presumption) that we watched the movie was I really wanted to watch it so Doraemon also checked out that movie.
The next morning I had quiet breakfast of my favourite breakfast at my favourite breakfast shop in Kingfisher, reading the book "Called to Worship" about my favourite biblical character, David, and his worship... Next was my running errand time (drove to Likas to take money, then to UOB and Maybank in KK, then to Tupperware in Alamesra). After that was lunch with Von Teo. Then Lidz called and chatted with me for almost an hour after I sent Von Teo back home. Geez... I really appreciate her effort of calling me on my birthday~
Attended Novena and All Saints' Day mass in SHC prior to dinner. It's lovely to be able to attend mass especially on my birthday where the Church celebrates All Saints' Day.
Birthday celebration ended with a glass of fresh shandy at The Funks and a chat with Aunty Cecilia. I really had fun, and lots of joy and love for sure! Thank God for all His amazing love through these people who spent time with me, either face to face, or through phone calls, or even spending that one short minute typing a birthday sms to me, which cost RM0.15... I see so much love everywhere and I feel so loved by these people!
And now... It's PHOTOS TIME!!!
Pressie from myself to myself: Novel - Time Traveler's Wife, 30th Afternoon, bought in Popular City Mall. Photo taken in Fresh Cafe, City Mall by Jo Hiu (nice place to hang out)...
Watched Time Traveler's Wife with Doraemon in 1Borneo, 30th night - Late night show.
Lunched with Yvonne Teo in Coffee Friend Cafe, Tanjung Aru Plaza, 31st noon - Dangerously delicious and sinfully pleasure. Oh well, reminds me of my routine exercise!~
Ladies' Nite Out (Part I) - Aunty Cecilia & Aunty Marie in Top Rock Restaurant. I totally forgotten about taking photos of the sumptuous dinner because of my undeniable attraction and total focus on the dinner. I was, of course, deliriously happy!
Ladies' Nite Out (Part II) - Dot Leong and Jo Hiu. The menu was white rice with fried sambal kangkung, wet butter prawn (sinfully pleasure again!!), braised pork (another to-die-for dish) and homemade tofu (melt in your mouth, not on your spoon!)
Birthday cake specially from Cecilia's Home Bakery. This is one of the best butter cakes ever!
I like it this colour, looks more authentic than the original colour... I'm officially "ONE YEAR OLD"!! Wakakakakaka!!! Hehehe!!!
Blowing the candle as I wished. My wish was............ <<<S.E.C.R.E.T.>>> ........ Hahahahaha!!!
I had so much of fun that I almost couldn't sleep though I was tired... My being was filled with so much of love from God through these people who spent time with me. I noted down on my prayer journal this: My love tank is so full now, my heart is light and I desire You more than ever! My Lord, my God! I really thank You and praise You for a day so filled with love and joy. And deep inside me, I couldn't and can't stop praising You every moment! Dear Lord, who am I to deserve so much of blessings from You? And I have heard You telling me... "You are my child, the beloved."
Indeed, I feel so blissful. Thank YOU for making my day so joyful, so loving~ Even God was loving me so much that He gave me exactly the right weather at the right time of the day...
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)